The Reserve at Orange Lake Resort

Pace of play slow on back nine. No Marshall moving people along.

Fun course to play. Good condition. Pace of play was terrible -waited on every shot!

Spent considerable time trying to find the pro shop due to poor directions at the entrance and a small sign at the actual location.
As a result of the above we were late for our tee time, however, the pro shop said they could accommodate us just go speak to the starter.
Paired up with another two some from Canada.
Unfortunately we ended up following a fivesome (?).
Pace was still good until we reached the third hole a par 3 where we the fourth group waiting. At that time the "Course Expert" (Marshall) shows up and tells the fivesome to break up. The hole is a strange one as you play the hole and then come all the way back for the next tee. The marshal stays on this tee and made no effort to tell the people playing the fourth they were a hole behind and causing the delay. The fivesome were not holding anyone up. Last time we saw him??
Sorry for the details but being a marshall for eighteen years I didn't think the problem was handled well and things didn't improve and it resulted in a five hour round.
When we finally returned to the pro shop the staff ignored us (cleaned clubs for the group in front and the twosome with us and went with them on the cart to the parking lot). We carried our clubs to the car.
Positive point: Course conditions were good with fast true greens and lots of grass on the tees and greens. GOOD Overseeding.

Course was in good shape given the time of year, and the greens were very good and rolling well. Noticed loads of sod being brought in so some upgrading must be planned. Good value.

I really enjoyed playing this golf course. The layout was exactly what I was expecting from a Florida golf course with challenging approach shots across water to greens tucked behind bulkheads and of course the occasional alligator sunning himself along the bank ofa lake. The staff at the course was very friendly and helpful especially Mike the starter. I will definitely come back and play this course again.

Great layout and course conditions, however the pace of play was eradic/horrible. The starter and marshall, or lack there of, needs retraining. The marshall is called the "course expert" at this course. Groups need to go out as foursomes. The pace of play was so bad it made eveyone want to just finish and leave.

It took us 3 1/4 hours to play the first nine holes, which I found ridiculous. No marshalls in site. Thankfully the last nine only took 2 hours. Long day on the links and no fun if you have to wait for just about every shot. The couple we were grouped with told us it was much the same on their previous round here.

Now having said that. The course was in great condition, tees, fairways and greens were in good shape. There were some very narrow fairways.

The staff were good. The guy loading our clubs very pleasant. The starter was also quite good.

Nice course some holes very challenging but all in all was happy with everything

Course is in great condition greens running true and fast pace of play excellent played in just over 3 hours as a threesome

From the starter to the guys at the end, we felt welcome and informed about the course. Said this course was under new management and they were gradually getting it back into shape. We thought it was in excellent shape, fast greens, and except for the first hole, a fabulous layout. It was fair for golfers of all levels, husband is a scratch and ladies tees were just right. No suggestions for improvement, was pleasantly surprised at the condition.

5+ hour round!!! Where do I start? With the starter of course…there was fog so they did not start the groups on time. So the starter began matchmaking; making 3’s 4’s etc...not a bad idea and as he explained he was concerned about pace of play. Then he stacked the groups up so there were 2 groups waiting on a 3rd group to tee off. The stacking was then exacerbated by some of the earlier groups being slow players…where was the ranger to enforce the pace of play; which - by the way - was the excuse that the start was using to launch groups quicker and combine groups. Ok, so I complain about the starter but he was very polite and helpful and doing what he could do to get golfers on the course.

So, pace of play…no one understands how to manage pace and that applied especially to the two groups ahead of us. Slow walking, carding 9’s and 10’s as they meander back and forth across the fairway, lining up that 1 foot putt, blasé blasé blah! Again no ranger but we did see someone in a cart bearing the legend “course expert” who, while nice and all, did nothing to speed up the pace. Never mind what that our group never was able to establish a rhythm (we lost our 4th after 9 holes and our 3rd after 14 - he had better things to do). Ok, general indifference on the part of some of the staff and why is the “pro shop” a bodega? Weird…

The course itself was in great condition. The cart guys were the best. The greens were rolling around a 10 and were awesome, the weather was great and my playing partner was my golf Rabbi. If you get a chance and have a lot of time, play this course, but not on a foggy morning. Will I play here again? No, its an hour away from home and I just don't want to gamble on another 5 1/2 hour round.

Good course for the money. Fairways and greens were in great shape and had a very enjoyable round. Pace of play was also very good.

I played this course 2 years ago and it has gotten better.

two tee start only leads to chaos if not patrolled well. At the turn there were 14 people on the 10th tee. It did not make for an even average pace of play!

Greens, fairways and bunkers are in great shape but there is a shortage of good rakes in the bunkers meaning some do not get repaired properly. It is bad enought that some golfers are too lazy to rake properly but the lack of rakes leads to complacency even with the guys and gals who do care.

WARNING! Do not follow Golf Now directions to the course, put the address in.

Staff was very friendly and helpful. The course was in great condition with challenging greens. We could only finish 15 holes in 5 hours but enjoyed the course.